Real estate continues to be the key money spinner for Nabarro, which has always been known for its work in the UK property market, (although) last year results were up across the firm. While Nabarro has yet to climb back to its 2004/05 and 2007/08 revenue highs – the highest profit per equity partner soared […]
With banking, personal injury and M&A all down, law firm mergers are in the bracing Scottish air This time last year there were 20 Scottish firms in the UK 200. This year, there are just 17. Consolidation and the grim economy have taken their toll and made the Scottish legal market more competitive than ever. […]
The arrival of specialist international firms has added another dynamic to the fast-changing Australian legal market Lawyers and clients were able to breathe a sigh of relief as the period of extraordinary political instability and low business activity in Australia finally came to an end with September’s federal election. “The change in government has removed […]
Technology is taking over in the courts and the early indications are that professionals are seeing the benefits Q: How can technology assist lawyers in the trial preparation process? Joanna Bromhead, partner, Bond Dickinson: On a recent large case the availability of an electronic trial bundle had significant benefits, including in relation to interpartes collaboration […]
Jan Dalgleish, HR director Jan Dalgleish is HR director of Collyer Bristow and has been with the firm since 2010. She has previously held HR roles at firms including Mishcon de Reya, Clifford Chance and Hogan Lovells. How has your role changed during your time with the firm? In modern law firms the HR team […]
Those chic Parisian boutiques keep making bread, but international firms are finding the French market has passed its best Some think it demonstrates a peculiarly French trait. Others attribute it to market conditions. Everyone else blames international firms. But the fact remains – the past year has continued a long trend in Paris of lawyers […]
Under GC Simon Dowler the legal team at software house Misys is expected to be as business-focused as anyone else in the company Simon Dowler is the very picture of a modern general counsel. The head of legal at London-based banking software multinational Misys unhesitatingly describes himself as a businessman as much as he is […]
The proliferation of digital documents and the changing litigation landscape make efficient document management more important than ever Q: How can document management help a firm predict and control costs following the implementation of the Jackson reforms? Stewart Simpson, acting head of knowledge management, Weightmans: The control of costs has shifted from being important to […]
K&L Gates has hired five partners across Melbourne, Perth and Sydney from international and Australian rivals. In Perth, the firm has added former Squire Sanders partner Amber Stanton to its energy, infrastructure and resources practice, and employment partner Andrew Kennedy, who was previously the legal services manager of mining company Newmont Australia. In Sydney, employment […]
US banking giant JP Morgan has reported a $400m quarterly loss after taking a $9.2bn (£5.8bn) hit in legal fees to cover a series of regulatory problems. Today’s results follow a number of allegations against JP Morgan over the last two years, including a bribery investigation into claims that the bank hired the children of […]
Parting can be bittersweet. Sometimes it can just be bitter. FFW insists that its bid to hold Eduardo Ustaran to an 18-month notice period is an entirely amicable move, but we doubt they’re feeling the same way at Hogan Lovells, his eventual destination. FFW enforces 18-month notice as privacy chief quits for Hogan Lovells CC […]
DWF has picked up an 11-partner team from Greenwoods following its decision to merge with defendant insurance firm Plexus Law in May 2013. Sources say Aviva was uncomfortable using Greenwood’s personal injury team following its decision to merge with Plexus Law, a subsidiary of Parabis, in May this year (7 May 2013). The concerns were […]